Small business website design that brings in calls and enquiries, not just compliments
A small business website has one job: turn the people who find you into people who contact you. Atom IP designs and builds websites for UK small businesses around that job, with a free preview of your homepage before you commit to anything.
What a small business website needs to do
When someone searches for what you do and lands on your site, they are usually deciding between you and two or three others. They want to know, within a few seconds, that you do the thing they need, that you cover their area, that other people trust you and how to get hold of you. Everything else on the page is secondary.
We design around those questions. The phone number is visible on every screen size. The main service and area are in the headline. Reviews are on the page, not behind a link. The enquiry form is short and goes somewhere useful. The site loads quickly on a mobile connection because that is where most of your visitors are.
- Clear headline that says what you do and where
- Click-to-call phone number and short enquiry form on every page
- Your real reviews and trust points on the page
- Service pages written for the searches your customers make
- Fast, mobile-first build that scores well on Google's page speed checks
- Analytics and call or form tracking so you know what the site is producing
Built to be found locally
Most small businesses win work from a defined area. We build the site so Google understands that: location and service pages where they earn their place, local business structured data, a Google Business Profile that matches the site, and page titles and descriptions written for the searches that actually happen in your area rather than generic industry phrases.
The traps to avoid when buying a small business website
The cheapest quote is often a template with your logo dropped in, hosted on someone else's account, which you cannot take with you. The most expensive is often an agency retainer built for companies ten times your size. In between are monthly "website as a service" deals where you never own anything and the price rises every year.
Atom IP quotes a fixed price for the build, in writing, and you own the site, the domain and the content. Hosting and maintenance are optional and priced separately so you can see what each part costs.
One team for the website, the phones and the IT
Atom IP is a business technology company first. The same team that builds your website runs business phone systems, broadband, Microsoft 365 and CCTV for UK companies. That means the site can be connected properly to the way you take enquiries: forms into your CRM, calls tracked back to the page that produced them, a business number that rings the right person. It also means one support number for all of it.
See your new homepage before you spend anything.
Tell us about your business. We design and build a preview of your new homepage, you view it on any device, and you decide. No design fee, no obligation.
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“Good guys — worked with them to switch over from a previous very good supplier. They have gone above and beyond to understand our needs and bespoke systems to help support our specific needs. Transition over on getting their systems up and running was smooth. As a small business owner, trust and confidence are important to me.”
“We have been using Josh at Atom for a few years now. Service has always been amazing. Just today our router blew up due to a power surge and he came out promptly with a new one to make sure we were back online in time for trading. Would highly recommend.”
“There aren’t many telecom providers that can be described as truly honest and straightforward. Georgia was very well spoken and made me feel my company was in the right hands. Ollie and Josh responded promptly throughout getting my phones and security systems set up. The install was seamless with no drop in connectivity and no technical issues since.”
Small business website design FAQs
Short answers here. Anything specific to your business, current site or systems is answered by the people who would build it.
Tell us about your business and we will build your preview
Your name, your business, your current website if you have one and a few lines about what you do. That is enough to start. You get a link to view the preview on any device.
- No design fee, deposit or obligation to see the preview
- Fixed price in writing for the full site, only if you want it
- You own the site, the domain and the content
- Southampton team, 10+ years trading, every review 5 stars
Websites alongside the rest of your business technology
The website produces the enquiry. The phones, CRM and IT behind it decide whether it turns into a customer.
Solutions
All solutionsIndustries
All industries- Solicitors and Legal PracticesBusiness phone systems, secure broadband and defensible CCTV for UK solicitors.
- Recruitment Agencies and Staffing FirmsBusiness technology for recruitment agencies: phones, connectivity, IT and CCTV from one accountable team.
- Care Homes and Domiciliary CareBusiness phone systems, resilient broadband and CCTV for UK care homes and domiciliary care providers.
- Hospitality, Hotels and RestaurantsBusiness phone systems, guest Wi-Fi, EPOS-ready broadband and CCTV for UK hospitality.
- Manufacturing and IndustrialBusiness phone systems, resilient leased lines and PTZ CCTV for UK manufacturers.
- Trades and Sole TradersA proper business phone number, call summaries and quotes for UK tradespeople.
Locations
All locations- Southampton, HampshireBusiness phones, broadband and IT in Southampton
- Portsmouth, HampshireBusiness phones, broadband and IT in Portsmouth
- Winchester, HampshireBusiness phones, broadband and IT in Winchester
- Bournemouth, DorsetBusiness phones, broadband and IT in Bournemouth
- Basingstoke, HampshireBusiness phones, broadband and IT in Basingstoke
- Reading, BerkshireBusiness phones, broadband and IT in Reading
- LondonBusiness phones, broadband and IT in London
- Guildford, SurreyBusiness phones, broadband and IT in Guildford